Dolls, Fibre Scultpures and Costumes

Archive for March, 2016

Slowly because there will be renovations. We are getting a grant from the city to help with some basic “get up to code” and insulation things. So sometime soon the house will turn into a disaster zone as all the electrical work will be mostly redone and maybe the plumbing and the insulation in the attic.

We had hoped for the windows facing the north side too but there have been too many ” Oh ….um …..my…… Why did they do that this way?” “What were they thinking off?” “How much of this wall/ceiling can we take down?” “Ooooh now that is interesting….” each of which costs lots of money. The electrical will HAVE to be done because the grant people sent an inspector to determine how safe it is……

I have to have 2 quotes for everything – which means calling and leaving message and calling some more. We now have the plumbing covered. One quote for the heating/air condioning, one for the insulation, one for windows, one for the electrical is in the works. The rest are all still in the message holding pattern.

If we can’t do the window in the front then my studio moves into my bedroom and my bedroom into that room. That way I sleep in the cold room and can work in the warmest room. Light isn’t everything and power here is very expensive.

I am very thankful for this! This doll with its deadline was what helped me break the “Ice Wall” around my art. In order to meet the deadline I had to focus on my art work, to find the tools, the fabric, the patterns. I had to develop a way to work, I had to show up at the desk and focus. To have her accepted into the show was the final kick to get me back. The next few pieces are already in my head and as soon as the renos are done I will buckle down, make art, open an Etsy store and do the work.

I am also in the process of designing a knitting pattern for a pair of lace fingerless gloves. More on that when it is finished because writing out and graphing lace patterns when one is somewhat dyslexic is tricky!